Friedrich August III of Saxony

Friedrich August III of Saxony (23 December 1750-5 May 1827), also called Fryderyk August I of Warsaw was the King of Saxony and the Prince of Warsaw.

Biography
The son of Friedrich Christian of Saxony, Friedrich became elector at the age of thirteen. In 1793 he joined the First Coalition due to obligations for the Austrian Empire and Prussia. Friedrich August was offered the Polish throne after the death of Stanislaw II of Poland in 1798, but declined; he did not want to get caught up in more trouble with Prussia and Austria.

He did not join the pro-French Confederation of the Rhine in 1805, and fought in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt on the Allied side in 1806. He was made a French vassal and parts of his land given to the Duchy of Westphalia, and more troubles occurred when over one million foreigners invaded his lands in 1813, culminating in the Battle of Dresden and the Battle of Leipzig. In 1815 he was forced to give up the title of Prince of Warsaw due to insistence of the Russian Empire as well as Prussia and Austria.

In July 1815, upon his return, Friedrich's return was greeted enthusiastically. A genuine parliament, which the people wanted, was not emplaced however, and Friedrich did little to change the Saxon government. By the time he had died Saxony was still confined to Thuringia.